"The ... decline in conventional crime and the increase in cybercrime has brought us to a turning point: today, one in every five crimes in Spain is committed online," he told a press conference in Madrid.
The Spanish government announced Wednesday they would take strong action again cybercrimes in the country. The Spanish Minister said cybercrimes are taking up 20% of Spain's registered offenses. (Fox News)
Almost 90% of cybercrimes reported last year involved online fraud schemes, Grande-Marlaska said. "This ... has a remarkable and negative impact on national interests, institutions, companies and citizens," he added.
On Tuesday, Spain's defense minister approved the creation of a new military cyberoperations training school to further reinforce national security online.
Spain is among the countries that suffer the largest numbers of remote online attacks in the world, according to data from antivirus protection specialist ESET. Small businesses are particularly affected.